Record Number: 20882

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Jenkin's is the most copious and the best work I ever read in defence of divine revelation. It treats in a clear manner of the necessity of a divine revelation, antiquity of the scriptures, God's dispensations under the Patriarchs, Moses, Judges, Kings, and Christ; the wisdom and goodness of God is excellently displayed in the manner of the promulgation and preservation of the scriptures; various difficulties are cleared and objections answered. The author has, through the whole, discovered great depth of thought, a thorough knowledge of the history of the four great monarchies mentioned in the Old Testament, and of other ancient nations; which he has brought forward in confirmation of the truth of divine revelation. In reading this excellent learned production I could not help remarking the wonderful difference that therre is between this work and the poor superficial works of freethinkers.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Alveston
county: Gloucestershire?

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

James Lackington

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

31 Aug 1746

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Retired bookseller

Religion:

Methodist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Robert Jenkin

Title:

Reasonableness and Certainty of the Christian Religion

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

20882

Source:

Print

Author:

James Lackington

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Confessions of J. Lackington, Late Bookseller at the Temple of the Muses

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1804

Vol:

n/a

Page:

p.35

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Lackington, The Confessions of J. Lackington, Late Bookseller at the Temple of the Muses, (London, 1804), p. p.35, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20882, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None